Navy comparison: China vs Vietnam
🇨🇳 People's Liberation Army Navy
| Official Name | People's Liberation Army Navy |
| Total ships | 1025 |
| Active ships | 1010 |
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🇻🇳 Vietnam People's Navy
| Official Name | Vietnam People's Navy |
| Total ships | 112 |
| Active ships | 109 |
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🇨🇳 Chinese ships by category
| Ship category | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Submarines | 73 | |
| Aircraft carriers | 3 | |
| Destroyers | 50 | |
| Cruisers | 0 | |
| Frigates | 46 | |
| Corvettes | 50 | |
| Coastal boats | 0 | |
| Patrol boats | 94 | |
| Amphibious ships | 107 | |
| Mine Warfare ships | 58 | |
| Cargo ships | 27 | |
| Support ships | 466 | |
| Other ships | 51 | |
🇻🇳 Vietnamese ships by category
| Ship category | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Submarines | 9 | |
| Aircraft carriers | 0 | |
| Destroyers | 0 | |
| Cruisers | 0 | |
| Frigates | 9 | |
| Corvettes | 16 | |
| Coastal boats | 0 | |
| Patrol boats | 32 | |
| Amphibious ships | 21 | |
| Mine Warfare ships | 8 | |
| Cargo ships | 0 | |
| Support ships | 17 | |
| Other ships | 0 | |